Surface Book i7 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Surface Book i7 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Surface Book i7 Pros

Reasons that Surface Book i7 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.

Supports larger memory

Surface Book i7 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.

Max system memory size
Surface Book i7
16 GB
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
8 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is better than Surface Book i7.

Significantly newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2016

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i5-L16G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6600U inside Surface Book i7.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold - Intel Core i5-L16G7
1,703
Surface Book i7 - Intel Core i7-6600U
1,584
Supports faster memory

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book i7. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book i7.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Surface Book i7 - LPDDR3
1,866 MHz
About 41% lighter

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold weighed 2.2 pounds, 41% lighter than the 3.68 pounds Surface Book i7.

WeightSurface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Pound
3.68 lbs.
2.2 lbs.
Kilogram
1.67 kg
1.00 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Surface Book i7 Price
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed)
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$799.00
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Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$498.95
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MICROSOFT Surface Book 13.5” FHD Intel Core i7-6600U 2.6GHz Dual Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro 64Bit, CAM, Touch, NVIDIA GeForce 1GB (Renewed)
 MICROSOFT Surface Book 13.5” FHD Intel Core i7-6600U 2.6GHz Dual Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro 64Bit, CAM, Touch, NVIDIA GeForce 1GB (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$275.00
$397.00 31% OFF
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Price
LENOVO ThinkPad L380 Yoga 13.3" FHD Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop with Pen, Intel Core i5-8250, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader with Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, Windows10 Pro (Renewed)
 LENOVO ThinkPad L380 Yoga 13.3" FHD Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop with Pen, Intel Core i5-8250, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader with Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, Windows10 Pro (Renewed)
By LENOVO
$299.00
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 Business Laptop (14" 2.8K OLED, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 32GB RAM, 4TB SSD), AI PC, Long Battery Life, Backlit, Fingerprint, FHD Webcam, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro, Black
 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 Business Laptop (14" 2.8K OLED, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 32GB RAM, 4TB SSD), AI PC, Long Battery Life, Backlit, Fingerprint, FHD Webcam, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro, Black
By ist computers
$2,499.99
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 Carbon Touchscreen 14" WUXGA Ultrabook - Intel Core i7-1365U vPro, 32GB LPDDR5 RAM 2TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro
 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 Carbon Touchscreen 14" WUXGA Ultrabook - Intel Core i7-1365U vPro, 32GB LPDDR5 RAM 2TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro
By Lenovo
$1,899.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Released20162020
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 26, 2016
  • Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016
  • Released: November 10, 2016
  • Unveiled at CES 2020
  • Announced on September 29, 2020.
  • Available for order on September 29, 2020.
PricingStarting at 2,399$Starting at $2,499.
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Exterior

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Dimensions12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
  • Folded: 6.23" x 9.29" x 1.09" (27.8mm x 158.2mm x 236mm)
  • Unfolded: 11.79” x 9.29” x 0.45” (11.5mm x 299.4mm x 236mm)
Weight
  • Tablet only: 1.6 lbs (726 g)
  • Total: 3.68 lbs (1,669 g)
Starting at 2.2 lbs (0.99 kg)
Colors
Platinum
Authentic black leather folio cover
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel.
    • Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.
Optional Lenovo Fold Mini Keyboard
Bluetooth and wirelessly charged.

Display

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Size13.5 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels)
  • Display Density: 267 PPI
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Contrast ratio: 1700:1
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • 13.3” Touch 2K (2048 x 1536)
    Flexible QXGA OLED, 4:3, 300nit, DCI-P3 95% Touch with Dolby® Vision™.

Ports

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Surface Book i7 Ports
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  • 2 x Full-size USB 3.0
  • 2 x Surface Connect™
    1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking.
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader (UHS-II performance)
  • 2 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
    Supports data transfer up to 10Gbps. 1 port can be used as DisplayPort. (1 can be used as DP).
  • Optional nano-SIM slot

Internal Specs

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Processor
  1. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology
    5 cores, 5 threads, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz, 4MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U
    Intel® HD Graphics 520
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  1. Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology
    Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
    64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
  • 8GB
    4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SRAM.
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965m
    Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 924/935 - 950/1151 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
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Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Soldered PCIe 3.0 SSD
Up to 1TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ 802.11AX (2 x 2)
    Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
  • Bluetooth 5.1
More-Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband CAT20 (5G/LTE).

Battery

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Size
  • Total: 81Wh
    Clipboard: 18Wh
    Base: 63Wh
50 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 16 hours of video playback
  • Up to 8.5 hours
    Tested with MobileMark 2014.
  • Up to 10.4 hours
    Video Playback.
Power Supply102W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.Premium Slim 65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge.

Software

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
OSWindows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
  • Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
  • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
  • Front-facing camera
    5MP camera.
  • Infrared (IR) Camera for Windows Hello
Audio
  • Dual microphones
  • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System
  • 4 x 360-degree Microphones

Misc

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
InkingSupports Surface Pen
1024 levels of pressure
Magnetic storage
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Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
  • IR Camera
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
Security
  • HW TPM chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
  • IR camera
In the box
  • Surface Book
  • Surface Pen
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
  • ThinkPad X1 Fold
  • Premium Slim USB-C 65W AC adapter
  • 50Wh Internal battery
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Lenovo Mod Pen (Optional / Select models)
  • Lenovo Mini Bluetooth Keyboard (Optional / Select models)
WarrantyOne-year limited hardware warranty1-year Depot or Carry-in
MoreSupports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only.
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Key Features

Surface Book i7Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
At Glance
Released in Late
2016
3:2 3K
13.5”
2000p 60Hz
Weight
3.68 lb
1.67 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-6600U
2C/4T, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
745
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,584
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® HD Graphics 520
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3
Surface Book i7 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 965M
2GB GDDR5
Released in
2020
4:3 2K
13.3”
1536p 60Hz
Weight
2.2 lb
1.00 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C/5T, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
773
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,703
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz
8GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X

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